Letters to My Mother
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On December 1, 2007, during the arrest of several guerillas in Bogota, the Colombian police confiscated a short video clip of political hostage Ingrid Betancourt. Accompanying the video was a twelve-page letter, dated October 24, 2007, written by Betancourt to her mother and family. Kidnapped on February 23, 2002, Betancourt has become an international symbol in the struggle for liberty and the fight against barbarity. Before being captured by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), she was a voice of hope for the Colombian people, leading a courageous fight against political corruption, violence, and illegal detentions. Presented in this small, poignant book is Betancourt s letter to her mother printed in English, French, and Spanish. From the depths of the Colombian jungle, Betancourt s words are an impassioned declaration of love to those dearest to her. In addition to this letter is a response to Betancourt written by her children, who since they were teenagers have rallied public support for their mother s release. With a preface by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel, Letters to My Mother conveys a powerful message of love for family and country, and a heartrending plea for freedom. "
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0810971275
ISBN13:9780810971271
Release Date:May 2008
Publisher:Harry N. Abrams
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 7.9"
Age Range:13 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 8 to Postsecondary
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A politician, a fighter, a poet, a mother...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
There are two letters. The first is Ingrid Betancourt's letter to HER mother, written in October 2007, then "captured" during the arrest of a FARC rebel in December, 2007. The second letter is that of Ingrid's children to THEIR mother in response. I'd read the US government's official translation excerpted, i.e. omitting most of the family details, shortly after it's release early in the year, and saw Ingrid's eloquence. However, when I read the entire letter, as published (in English) in this book, I recognized the soul of a poet. Because the book includes her original Spanish (along with a French translation), I was reminded once again of (1) how passionate a language Spanish is; and (2) the difficulty of translating such beauty and passion into English.
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